Where does “tocsin” come from?
tocsin (Romanian) comes from French tocsin, from Old French toquesain, from Old Occitan tocasenh, from Old Occitan senh, from Vulgar Latin signum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
tocsin (Romanian): tocsin
Definitions
- tocsin